Japanese encephalitis virus has also been detected for the first time in mosquitoes collected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs, Queensland health authorities confirmed on Saturday. With mosquito ...

Queenslanders are being warned of an expected surge in mosquito-borne viruses after flooding rain, as the state records its ...

The Japanese encephalitis virus, which is relatively new to Australia, poses a significant health risk to a naïve population.

The state’s health department warned that the risk of contracting mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Japanese Encephalitis ...

A Bowen man has become the first in Queensland thought to have died from Japanese encephalitis since 2022. Public health ...

raising concerns about potential outbreaks of Japanese encephalitis and Ross River virus. Queensland chief health officer Dr Heidi Carroll. Queenslanders have been urged to use repellents ...

He is an employee of the Department of Health, Queensland government. A second man has died from Japanese encephalitis virus in New South Wales on March 6, the state’s health authorities ...

The second likely death from the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus has been recorded in South East Queensland, after ...

The potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been found in mosquitoes in Brisbane for the first time. The department is concerned the risk of human exposure to Queenslanders may ...

died in hospital on March 6 after receiving care for Japanese encephalitis (JE) acquired while on holiday in the Murrumbidgee region. The death is the second in NSW this year from the virus ...

A Bowen man has become the second person to die from a probable case of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Queensland, a ...